Response from the couple:Total cost for venue, catering, cake and rentals was about $8000 - accounted for 165 people. Free flowing alcohol too - as we did a serve-yourself bar and brought our own liquor & cups.

We cut our catering cost in half though because my husband revamped the catering company's website.

The plus side of going to a hotel is that everything's taken care of - you basically just go into the ballroom/reception hall and you're all set. This will cost at least twice as much as you'd pay to DIY most of your stuff. It will go much higher with an open bar - unless you opt to do a cash bar and have your guests pay for their own alky.

Response from the couple:Total cost for venue, catering, cake and rentals was about $8000 - accounted for 165 people. Free flowing alcohol too - as we did a serve-yourself bar and brought our own liquor & cups.

We cut our catering cost in half though because my husband revamped the catering company's website.

The plus side of going to a hotel is that everything's taken care of - you basically just go into the ballroom/reception hall and you're all set. This will cost at least twice as much as you'd pay to DIY most of your stuff. It will go much higher with an open bar - unless you opt to do a cash bar and have your guests pay for their own alky.

Vendors

Venues

Caterer:

"Michelle was so wonderful to work with. From our initial meeting/tasting (yum!) up to our actual day, she has always been there to help. She really worked around our small budget.
We had Asian stir-fry at our wedding - they even allowed us to have a roasted pig (a guest's gift) served at dinner - even if someone else brought that in.
Since we had a 60s themed Beatles wedding, they decorated their buffet stations with their own Beatles pictures, and had their servers dress up as well.
She was also very helpful in giving advice and making suggestions based on her experience with other clients."

Reception Venue:

"This is a cool place for a wedding. We were the first ones to ever get married right inside the museum (amongst cars).
The facility people, Jodee, James and Jeff, were so accommodating with all our questions and requests.
Tables and chairs, screen, projector and staging (risers), all come with the facility."